Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
LIVYWit is the flower of the imagination.
More Livy Quotes
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All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.
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The study of History is the best medicine for a sick mind.
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The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.
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Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.
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Adversity makes men remember God.
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Persevere in virtue and diligence.
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Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
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War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Great contests generally excite great animosities.
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Envy, like flames, soars upwards.
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The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.
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Men’s minds are too ready to excuse guilt in themselves.
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We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.
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The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
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It is easier to criticize than to correct our past errors.
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